The U.S. International Figure Skating Classic was an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by U.S. Figure Skating. The competition debuted in 2012 in Salt Lake City, and when the ISU launched the ISU Challenger Series in 2014, the U.S. International Classic was one of the inaugural competitions. The U.S. International Classic was a Challenger Series event seven times during its history. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance; and when the event was part of the Challenger Series, skaters earned ISU World Standing points based on their results. The competition was last held in 2022. The 2022 event gained media attention when Ilia Malinin of the United States landed the first-ever quadruple Axel in competition.

Max Aaron of the United States holds the record for the most wins in men's singles (with three), while Satoko Miyahara of Japan holds the record in women's singles (with four). Ashley Cain and Timothy LeDuc of the United States, and Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada, are tied for the most wins in pair skating (with three), while Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the United States hold the record in ice dance (with five).

History The inaugural edition of the U.S. International Classic was held in 2012 in Salt Lake City. Skaters from the United States won a majority of the medals, including a sweep of the men's event. Max Aaron and Agnes Zawadzki of the United States won the men's and women's events, respectively. Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada won the pairs event, and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, also of Canada, won the ice dance event.

The ISU Challenger Series was introduced in 2014. It is a series of international figure skating competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union and organized by ISU member nations. The objective is to ensure consistent organization and structure within a series of international competitions linked together, providing opportunities for senior-level skaters to compete at the international level and also earn ISU World Standing points. When an event is held as part of the Challenger Series, it must host at least three of the four disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance) and representatives from at least ten different ISU member nations. The minimum number of entrants required for each discipline is eight skaters each in men's singles and women's singles, five teams in pair skating, and six teams in ice dance. Each ISU member nation is eligible to enter up to three skaters or teams per discipline in each competition, although U.S. Figure Skating could enter an unlimited number of entrants in their own event.

The U.S. International Classic was a Challenger Series event from 2014 through 2019, and again in 2022. No competition was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although it had already been left off the slate of competitions for the 2020–21 ISU Challenger Series. The U.S. International Classic returned in 2021, hosted by the Skating Club of Boston at their new facility in Norwood, Massachusetts. The 2021 edition was not part of the Challenger Series, and in addition, the pairs event was omitted.

The 2022 U.S. International Classic gained media attention when Ilia Malinin of the United States performed the first-ever quadruple Axel in competition. While skaters in the past had attempted a quadruple Axel, Malinin was the first to successfully land one with four-and-a-half proper rotations in the air. Although the 2022 installment was held as an event in the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series, it was also the last installment of the U.S. International Classic to be held.

Senior results

CS: Challenger Series event

Men's singles +Men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah Max Aaron Armin Mahbanoozadeh Ross Miner 2013 Stephen Carriere Joshua Farris Ross Miner Daisuke Murakami 2015 CS Daniel Samohin Keiji Tanaka Ross Miner 2016 CS Jason Brown Takahito Mura Adam Rippon 2017 CS Nathan Chen Max Aaron Liam Firus 2018 CS Nam Nguyen Michal Březina Jimmy Ma 2019 CS Keiji Tanaka Sota Yamamoto Vincent Zhou 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Norwood, Massachusetts Michal Březina Jimmy Ma Eric Sjoberg 2022 CS Lake Placid, New York Ilia Malinin Kévin Aymoz Camden Pulkinen

Women's singles +Women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah Agnes Zawadzki Gracie Gold Amelie Lacoste 2013 Courtney Hicks Samantha Cesario Polina Edmunds Courtney Hicks Riona Kato 2015 CS Satoko Miyahara Elizabet Tursynbayeva Angela Wang 2016 CS Mariah Bell Karen Chen 2017 CS Marin Honda Mirai Nagasu 2018 CS Satoko Miyahara Lim Eun-soo Kim Ye-lim 2019 CS You Young Amber Glenn 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Norwood, Massachusetts Alexandra Trusova Park Yeon-jeong Gabriella Izzo 2022 CS Lake Placid, New York Kim Ye-lim You Young Mana Kawabe

Pairs +Pairs event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah 2013 2015 CS 2016 CS 2017 CS 2018 CS 2019 CS 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Norwood, Massachusetts No pairs competition held 2022 CS Lake Placid, New York

Ice dance +Ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah 2013 2015 CS 2016 CS 2017 CS 2018 CS 2019 CS 2020 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Norwood, Massachusetts 2022 CS Lake Placid, New York

Records

+ Discipline Most titles Skater(s) Years Men's singles 3 2012–14 Women's singles 4 2015–16;2018–19 Pairs 2 2018–19 2012–13 Ice dance 5 2015–18;2021

Cumulative medal count

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Total medals

References

External links U.S. Figure Skating U.S. International Classic at Skating Scores